Published Date: 30-07-2019
For the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor, NHSRCL has planned three maintenance depots along the alignment. The three depots will be located at Sabarmati and Surat in Gujarat, and Thane in Maharashtra.
The Sabarmati depot will be the largest depot (mother depot) with an area of about 80 hectares. It will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for regular train maintenance including inspection bays, washing plant, workshops, sheds and stabling lines. The Operation Control Centre (OCC) for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad line will also be housed in this depot.
The Thane depot will spread over an area of about 60 hectares and will have similar facilities for the upkeep and maintenance of trains.
Another depot is planned at Surat with an area of about 44 hectares. This depot will receive trains from Japan and will provide basic maintenance facilities.
The depots are being designed based on the experience of Sendai and Kanazawa Shinkansen depots in Japan. Advanced train inspection equipment will be used to ensure safe and comfortable high-speed operations.
Water Management & Sustainability:
- Depots will be self-sufficient in meeting water requirements through in-house reservoirs
- Rainwater harvesting and treatment systems will be implemented
- Recharge pits will help in groundwater replenishment
- Effluent and sewage water will be recycled and reused (especially in Thane and Surat depots)
Waste Management:
- Waste generated in trains including bio-waste will be collected and treated at depots
- Sewage Treatment Plants will be used for processing waste
- Facilities for garbage segregation, compaction and disposal will be established
Salient Features of Green Depots:
- Optimum utilization of land considering present and future requirements
- Efficient layout ensuring smooth workflow of operations
- Safe, comfortable and obstruction-free working environment for staff
- Minimized travel distance for men and materials
- Proper placement of machinery with adequate working space
- Provision of natural lighting and adequate ventilation
- Buildings designed for future installation of solar panels
- Noise control, dust suppression and proper ventilation systems
- Zero leakage pipelines and fittings
- Industrial water and wastewater treatment plants
- Modern material handling and storage systems with inventory management